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US blacklists China bank for helping North Korea - The Asian Age

The Asian AgeUS blacklists China bank for helping North KoreaThe Asian AgeThe move is being seen as part of the Trump administration's effort to prevent North Korea from obtaining nuclear weapons and missiles. Steven Mnuchin. Washington: The US has blacklisted a Chinese bank and slapped sanctions on two Chinese individuals ...and more »

China slams US for 'wrongful' sanctions on Chinese bank - Daily Times

China slams US for 'wrongful' sanctions on Chinese bankDaily TimesBEIJING: China slammed the United States on Friday for its decision to slap unprecedented sanctions on a Chinese bank accused of laundering North Korean cash. "We urge the US side to stop their wrongful actions on this issue to avoid any effect on ...and more »

Daily MailTrump shifts from provoking to engaging to pressuring ChinaDaily MailWASHINGTON (AP) - Less than three months after President Donald Trump and China's leader strolled the manicured lawns at Mar-a-Lago, the White House is suddenly engaged in a multipronged pressure campaign against Beijing, born of frustration with ...and more »

Breitbart NewsUS, Japan Equip Long-Range Missiles on Warplanes in Case of North Korean Nuclear TestBreitbart NewsThe U.S. and Japan have equipped their warplanes with long-range Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM), ideal weapons for taking out targets such as North Korea's mobile missile launchers from great distances. South Korean defense officials ...and more »

Three ways Trump put China on notice over North Korea this week - The San Diego Union-Tribune

The San Diego Union-TribuneThree ways Trump put China on notice over North Korea this weekThe San Diego Union-TribuneFILE - In this Friday, April 7, 2017 file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together after their meetings at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File). Luis GomezContact Reporter.and more »

Trump took over the “education” of Pyongyang - www.MICEtimes.asia (press release)

www.MICEtimes.asia (press release)Trump took over the “education” of Pyongyangwww.MICEtimes.asia (press release)US patience to the actions of the authorities of North Korea came to an end, and so the Americans are going to take some serious action, forcing the DPRK to stop nuclear and missile tests. This was stated by the President of the United States Donald ...and more »

Trump-Xi honeymoon is over as US threatens sanctions - Irish Times

Irish TimesTrump-Xi honeymoon is over as US threatens sanctionsIrish TimesLess than 100 days after Donald Trump hosted Xi Jinping at his Florida resort and predicted that the two presidents were “going to have a very, very great relationship”, the Mar-a-Lago honeymoon is over. On Thursday the US president threatened to ...and more »

China Is Still Protecting North Korea From Donald Trump - Newsweek

NewsweekChina Is Still Protecting North Korea From Donald TrumpNewsweekChina sharply condemned Friday recent foreign policy decisions by President Donald Trump, who announced Thursday U.S. sanctions against Chinese banks suspected of dealing with North Korea as well an arms deal worth over a billion dollars with ...and more »

Economic TimesChina "outraged" by $1.42 bln planned US arms sales to TaiwanEconomic TimesBEIJING: China urged the United States to revoke immediately its "wrong decision" to sell Taiwan $1.42 billion worth of arms, saying it contradicted a "consensus" President Xi Jinping reached with his counterpart, Donald Trump, in talks in April in ...and more »

China-US relations sour - The Daily Star

The Daily StarChina-US relations sourThe Daily StarRelations between China and the United States soured yesterday as Beijing fumed over US arms sales to Taiwan and US sanctions against a Chinese bank linked to North Korea. The sudden US actions and China's angry response mark a break from the ...and more »

benarnewsMalaysia Stops Issuing Permits for North Korean Workers, Official SaysbenarnewsA Malaysian police car is parked outside the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, March 12, 2017. AFP. Malaysian authorities have deported all North Korean workers and stopped issuing work permits for citizens from communist nation, a senior ...and more »

Trump to Xi: The Honeymoon Is Over - The American Interest

Trump to Xi: The Honeymoon Is OverThe American InterestThree months after their friendly Mar-a-Lago summit, the honeymoon between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping may officially be over. Signs of tension have been accumulating for weeks, from Rex Tillerson's threat of secondary sanctions over North Korea to ...and more »

'Outraged' China calls for US to revoke weapons sale - Taipei Times

'Outraged' China calls for US to revoke weapons saleTaipei TimesChina urged the US to immediately revoke its “wrong decision” to sell Taiwan US$1.42 billion of arms, saying it contradicted a “consensus” Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) reached with US President Donald Trump in talks in Florida in April. The ...and more »

The need for a new US policy toward North Korea - People's World

People's WorldThe need for a new US policy toward North KoreaPeople's WorldU.S. Air Force nuclear-capable B-1B bombers, left, and second left, and South Korean F-15k fighter jets fly over the Korean Peninsula on June 20. The United States flew the two supersonic bombers over the Korean Peninsula in a show of force against ...and more »

Trump reverses US policy on China - New Kerala

Trump reverses US policy on ChinaNew KeralaNew York [U.S.], June 30 : President Donald Trump's honeymoon period with Chinese President Xi Jinping has ended abruptly as U.S. has entered into a $1.4 billion arms sale deal to Taiwan, labeled China one of the world's worst human traffickers and ...and more »

China condemns US sanctions against entities with suspected North Korea ties - UPI.com

UPI.comChina condemns US sanctions against entities with suspected North Korea tiesUPI.comThe United States has designated Chinese individuals and entities with North Korea ties as target of new sanctions. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI. | License Photo. Sign up for our weekly Korea Now newsletter. An exclusive report putting perspective ...and more »

Channel NewsAsiaChina sanguine as Trump-Xi "bromance" sours over North Korea, TaiwanChannel NewsAsiaChina reacted relatively calmly on Friday after a series of diplomatic broadsides by the United States, expressing anger over new arms sales by Washington to Taiwan but hoping ties could soon be brought back on track. U.S. President Donald Trump talks ...and more »

China calls latest US measures over North Korea “errors” - NK News

NK NewsChina calls latest US measures over North Korea “errors”NK NewsThe Thursday imposition of U.S. measures on a Chinese bank, entity and individuals for links to North Korea could affect bilateral cooperation on the matter, a Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson warned on Friday. The comments were made at ...and more »

Administration calls China's bluff on North KoreaFairfield Daily RepublicThe Trump administration on Thursday announced secondary sanctions against Chinese entities accused of aiding North Korea's illicit nuclear and missile programs. The action is a sharp turn in President Donald Trump's approach to China and the ...and more »